Garment-hanger fixture.



=G. H.`WHEARY.

GARNIENT HANGER FIXTUREl APPucATloN man ocT.24. 1914.

l ,2 l 6, 384. Patnted Feb. 20, 1917.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, 0F RACINE, WISCONSIN.

GARMENT-HANGER FIXTURE.

Application filed October 24, 19111.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonon HENRY XVI-maur, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment- HangerFixtures, of which the following is a description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hanger fixtures.

lt is of material benefit to the traveling public to be able to transfergarments from their trunks to the closets in the hotels or otherstopping places and it is also of advantage if the trunk hangers withthe garments draped thereon can be taken from the trunk and supported inthe closets as considerable time is saved and the user is provided withthe desired number of hangers.

Modern wardrobe trunks of the better class are provided with garmenthangers which are slidably supported at their opposite ends upon tracksremovably mounted within the wardrobe section of the trunk. Garmenthangers of this type are not adapted to be supported from the ordinaryclothes hooks usually found in the closets of hotels and other places sothat other hangers have to be provided or the garments be hung on theordinary hook.

It is one of the objects of the present in,- vention to provide agarment hanger fixture to which the modern removable garment hangertracks and hangers may be supported therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturehaving,

portions which may be permanently fastened to a support, and whichportions are adapted to support garments in the ordinary manner and t0also hold garment hanger tracks transferred from trunks.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hangervfixturein which the removable portion of the fixture is locked to thepermanently attached portions by the removable garment hanger tracks.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturewhich is adapted to support garment hanger tracks of the extensibletype.

A further object of the invention is to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

Serial No. 868,409.

provide a garment hanger fixture which is of simple construction, isstrong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

VVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimproved garment hanger fixture and its parts and combinations as setforth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

ln the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a top view of the improved garment hanger fixture andremovable tracks connected thereto shown attached to a support; parts ofthe tracks being broken away to show other parts therebeneath and one ofthe tracks being in a position to be removed from the fixture;

Fig. 2 is a. transverse sectional view thereof on a larger scale takenon line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the fixture taken on line 3 3of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the fixture taken on line 4 4 ofFig. 1.

Referring to thev drawing the numeral 8 indicates a support and 9 theimproved gar ment hanger fixture mounted thereon. The fixture comprisesbracket members 10 and track holding members 11 which are removablyattached to the said brackets and to which the tracks 12 are removablyconnected. Each -bracket member 10 is stamped from heavy sheet or platemetal and consists of a. body portion 13 having a depending loop portion14, an upper hook portion 15 and side ear portions 16. The ear portions16 are perforated to receive screws 17 for attaching the memberpermanently to a support, and the upper portion 15 is bent to form aclothes hook 18 adapted to support garmentsin the ordinary manner. Thedepending portion 14 is bent upwardly and over upon the body to form anelongated eyed or slotted part 19 extendingtransversely of the memberand parallel to the face thereof. Rivets 20 serve to securely bind theupper part of the eyed portion to the body portion of. the member toform a rigid structure.

Each track holding member 11 consists of an elongated piece of flatmetal having its inner end portion bent at right angles to inner side ofthe side portion 22 of they holding member adjacent to the attachingportion 21. The projecting bracing portion 24 of the reinforcing member1s spaced y. construction permits from the attaching portion of theholding member a sufficient distance to permit the outer part 19 of theeyed portion of the bracket to just pass between the said brace portion24 and the attaching portion 21 and form a close engagement therewithand thus firmly bracingthe said holding member.

While only one of the fixtures is described in detail it is to beunderstood that they are ordinarily adapted for use in pairs in which aright and left form is used in spaced relation to support the tracks. ltis also to be understood that one of the fixtures may be used forholding a number of clothes hangers of ordinary type.

The trunk tracks 12 adapted for use in connection with these fixturesare formed of metal rods having annular recesses 25 extending aroundtheir inner ends and the recessed portions of said tracks on their lowersides are slabbed as indicated by the numeral 26 to permit the saidrecessed portions to enter the locking recesses 27 formed in theattaching portions 21 of the track holding members 11.

The lower portion l2'?" of each locking recess 27 is of circular formcorresponding in diameter to the diameter of the recessed portions ofthe tracks, while the upper or entrance portion 28 of each recess is ofless width than the lower portion and corresponds in width to thetransverse thickness of the slabbed portions of the tracks. This Y therecessed and slabbed portions of the tracks to enter the recesses and bygiving a quarter turn to the tracks to turn the slabbed portions of thetracks out of register with the entrance recesses, the tracks at theirinner ends will be securely locked to the attaching portions of thetrack holding members.

The outer side end portions of the tracks are provided with curvedlaterally-extending plates 29 having hook like end portions 30 whichhook over the upper edge portions 31 of the side portions 22. Thesecurved plates project outwardly from the tracks in planes at rightangles with relation to the planes of the faces of the slabbed portionsof the tracks so that when the hooked portions of the plates arerevolved to engage the upper edges of the side portions the rear endpor-` tions of the tracks will be locked to the attaching portions ofthe track holders.

Each curved plate has mounted thereon a. spring actuated bolt 32 whichprojects outwardly therefrom and extends into the lock ing openings 33of the side portions of the track holders'to lock the plates in holderengaging position. The plates are unlocked from the bands by pressinginwardly on the projecting ends 32 of the spring portions of the bolts.

lThe outer end portions of the tracks are provided with hingedextensible tracks 34 which are adapted to swing horizontally outwardlyand into longitudinal alinement with the fixed tracks to which they arerespectively connected to permit garment hangers 35 mounted on the fixedtracks to be slid outwardly and upon the extensible tracks so thatgarments carried by the hangers may be easily removed or replaced. Theouter end portions of the extensible tracks are arranged to overlap andinterlock with each other when in closed position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the track holderportions may be carried in a trunk and when the destination Y is reachedthe holder portions may be mount ed in a closet provided with thebracket portions and the tracks and the garment hangers from the trunkmay be supported on the fixtures in the same manner as supported in thetrunk thus permitting the use of the same tracks and hangers outside ofthe trunk.

It will also be seen that the brackets may also be used as ordinaryclothes hooks and also that single tracks may be used to-sup portgarment hangers of the ordinary type.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support, a track holder removably con nected to saidbracket, and a garment hanger track removably connected to the holder.

2. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support, a track holder removably connected to saidbracket, and a garment hanger track revolubly removably connected tosaid holder.

3. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket member adapted to beconnected to a support, a track holder laterally engaging said bracket,and a garment hanger track revolubly removably connected to said holder.

4. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion, a trackholder having an attaching portion which extends through the eye of theeyed portion, and a garment hanger track removably connected to theattaching portion and to another portion of the holding member.

naleeiE I i i 5. A garment hanger iixture, comprising a bracket adaptedto be connected to a support and having an elongated eyed portion and agarment-hook portion, a track holder having an angularly projectingattaching portion which extends through the eye of the eyed portion, anda garment hanger track revolubly removably connected to the attachingportion of the holder and to another portion thereof.

G. A garment hanger iixture, comprising a bracket adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated eyed lower portion and anupper garment hook portion, a track holder having an angularlyprojecting attaching' portion which extends through the eye of the eyedportion, a reinforcing` member forming part of the holder and engagingthe outer face of the eyed portion of the bracket, and agarment hangertrack removably connected to the attaching portion ci the holderand toanother portion thereof.

7. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated lower eyed portion and anupper garment hook portion, a track holder having an angularlyprojecting attaching portion which extends through the eye of the eyedportion and is provided with a locking recess, and a garment hangertrack having a recessed inner end portion which removably enters thelocking` recess of the holder and is provided with another portion whichengages the outer end portion of the said holder.

8. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated lower eyed portion and anupper garment hook portion, a track holder having an angularlyprojecting attaching portion which extends through the eye of the eyedportion and is provided with a locking recess, and a garment hangertrack having a recessed inner end portion which removably enters thelocking recess of the holder and is provided with a laterally projectingportion of hooklike form which hooks over the outer end portion of thesaid holder.

9. A garment hanger ixture, comprising a bracket adapted to be connectedto a support andhaving an elongated lower eyed portion and an uppergarment hook portion, a track holder having an angularly projectingattaching portion which extends through the eye of the eyed portion andis provided with a locking recess, a reinforcing member forming part ofthe holder and engaging the outer face of the eyed portion of thebracket, and a garment hanger track having a recessed inner end portionwhich removably enters the locking recess of the holder and is providedwith another portion which engagesthe outer end portion of the saidholder.

l0. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket adapted to beconnected to a support and having an elongated lower eyed portion and anupper garment hook portion, a track holder having an .angularlyprojecting attaching portion which extends through the eye oi the eyedportion and is provided with a locking recess, a reinforcing memberforming part of the holder and engaging the outer face of the eyedportion of the bracket, and a garment hanger track having a recessedinner end portion which removably enters the locking recess of theholder and is provided with a laterally projecting portion of hook-likeform which hooks over the outer end portion of the said holder.

11. A garment hanger xture, comprising a bracket having means forconnecting it to a support and also having an elongated lower eyedportion and an upper garment hook portion, a track holder having anangularly projecting attaching portion which extends through the eye ofthe eyed portion and is provided with a locking recess, the lowerportion of said recess being of greater width than the width of theentrance portion, and a garment hanger track having an annular recessedinner portion, the recessed portion of the track being of a transversethickness in one direction corresponding approximately to the largerwidth of the holder recess and in another direction correspondingapproximately to the less width of the entrance portion of said holderrecess, said track recessed portion removably entering the holderrecess, said track also provided with a laterally projecting hookportion which engages the outer end portion of the holder.

12. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a bracket having means forconnecting it to a support and also having an elongated lower eyedportion and an ripper garment hook portion, a track holder having anangularly projecting attaching portion which extends through the eye ofthe eyed portion and is provided with a locking recess, the lowerportion of said recess being of greater width than the width of theentrance portion, a reinforcing member forming part of the holder andengaging the outer face of the eyed portion of the bracket, and agarment hanger track having an annular recessed inner portion, therecessed portion of the track being of a transverse thickness in onedirection corresponding approximately to the larger width of the holderrecess and in another direction corresponding approximately to the lesswidth of the entrance portion of said holder recess, said track recessedportion removably entering the holder recess, said track also providedwith a laterally projecting hook portion which engages the outer endportion of the holder.

v to a support in spaced relation, said brackets 13. A garment hangerliXtiire, comprising a pair of brackets adapted to be connected havingelongated lower eyed portions and upper garment hook portions, trackholders having angularly projecting attaching portions which extendtoward each other through the eyes of the eyed portions, said attachingportions provided with locking recesses,and garment hanger tracks havingrecessed inner portions which removably enter the locking recesses andhaving their outer portions projecting outwardly from said attachingportions in parallel lines Vand the outer end portions of said trackshaving laterally projecting hook plates which engage the outer endportions of the holder members.

14. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a pair of brackets adapted tobe connected to a support in spaced relation, said brackets havingelongated lower eyed portions and upper garment hook portions, trackholders having angularly projecting attaching portions which extendtoward each other through the eyes of the eyed portions, said attachingportions provided with locking recesses, garment hanger tracks havingrecessed inner portions which removably enter the locking recesses andhaving their outer portions projecting outwardly from said attachingportion in parallel lines and the outer end portions of said trackshaving laterally projecting hook plates which en* gage the outer endportions of the holder members, and extensible tracks hinged to theouter ends of the first mentioned tracks.

l5. A garment hanger fixture, comprising a pair of brackets adapted tobe connected to a support in spaced relation, said brackets havingelongated lower eyed portions and upper garment hook portions, trackholders having angularly projecting attaching portions which extendtoward each other through the eyes of the eyed portions, said a bracketmember adapted to be connected to a support, a garment hanger trackpositioned adjacent thereto, and means for removably connecting thetrack in locked position to the bracket member.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY. Witnesses:

ANNA M. NELSON, GEORGE BENNISH.

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